# Principal DataOps Engineer (DevOps for Data) at Workday

- Company: Workday
- What the company does: Experience a new way to work with Sana and agentic AI from Workday. Backed by Greylock, NEA and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.workday.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: 2 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $263K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Workday/job/USA-CA-Pleasanton/Principal-DataOps-Engineer--DevOps-for-Data-_JR-0111033?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/workday-principal-dataops-engineer-devops-for-data/

## About the role

As a Principal DataOps Engineer (P5), you serve as a preeminent technical authority, strategic leader, and primary architect of Workday’s data platform program execution and methodology deployment. Operating at the highest tier of individual contribution, you define the long-term vision, core execution standards, and multi-quarter roadmaps for a mission-critical infrastructure portfolio, ensuring our platforms are structurally positioned to support Workday's hyper-growth trajectory. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years of professional technical leadership experience in DataevOps, DevOps, cloud automation, program management, or platform engineering tracks within enterprise data and analytics
- 12+ years of experience in managing and scaling a suite of interrelated data platform products, cluster configurations, and CI/CD networks at an enterprise level
- 12+ years of experience performing within leadership presence with a history of influencing VP and SVP-level stakeholders to drive technical consensus and cross-functional organizational pivots
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with GitHub Actions, Snowflake, Fivetran, Sigma, and Atlan (or similar enterprise data platforms) is preferred
- Open to 50% hybrid reporting to Pleasanton campus


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